Disassembling Engine
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- Secure the crankshaft.
- 1.1 Unscrew stoppers.
- 1.2 Turn engine to ignition TDC of cylinder 1.
- 1.3 Secure the crankshaft using > T40069 - locking pin .
Securing crankshaft
- Remove upper chain housing cover -1-
.
- 2.1 Unscrew screws -2-
and remove chain housing cover -1-
.
> 153319 Removing and installing chain housing cover
Upper chain housing cover
- 2.1 Unscrew screws -2-
and remove chain housing cover -1-
.
- Remove camshaft actuators.
> 158420 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CAMSHAFT ACTUATORS (INCLUDES SETTING TIMING)
- Remove cylinder head cover.
- 4.1 Unscrew screws -24 to 1- and remove cylinder head cover.
Tightening sequence for cylinder head cover
- Remove camshafts.
- 5.1 Unscrew screws -3- and remove bearing cover -4- and camshaft -1 and 2- .
> 150520 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CAMSHAFTS (V8 BITURBO)
Camshafts
- Remove cylinder heads.
- 6.1 Unscrew screws -2 and 3- and remove cylinder head.
Cylinder head
- Remove crankcase cover at the front.
> 101419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CRANKCASE COVER (V8 BITURBO)
- 7.1 Unscrew screws -10 to 1- and remove crankcase cover at the front.
- 7.2 Screw in three screws uniformly by half a turn each -Arrows- .
- 7.3 Remove crankcase cover.
Crankcase cover
- Remove lower chain housing cover.
- 8.1 Unscrew screws -19 to 1-
and remove lower chain housing cover.
> 153319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LOWER CHAIN HOUSING COVER (V8 BITURBO)
Tightening sequence for chain housing cover
- 8.1 Unscrew screws -19 to 1-
and remove lower chain housing cover.
- Remove guide and tensioning rails.
> 154719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING GUIDE AND TENSIONING RAILS (V8 BITURBO)
Guide and tensioning rails
- Remove intermediate shaft -1-
.
- 10.1 Lock bracing gear wheel -10- using > T40362 - locking tool-9- .
- 10.2 Unscrew screw -3- on coolant pump drive gear wheel -2- and screw -8- on bracing gear wheel -10- .
- 10.3 Remove coolant pump drive gear wheel -2- and bracing gear wheel -10- .
- 10.4 Unscrew screws -7 - and remove cover -6- with seal -5- and axial bearing -4- .
- 10.5 Guide out intermediate shaft -1- .
Intermediate shaft
- Remove piston and connecting rod.
- 11.1 For re-installation: Mark connecting rod and connecting-rod bearing cap with respect to each other and with respect to the
- cylinder.
- 11.2 Unscrew screws -2- and remove connecting-rod bearing cap -1- .
- 11.3 Push piston out of the crankcase using a wooden handle and remove it with your other hand.
- 11.4 Fit connecting-rod bearing cap hand-tight on the connecting rod and set it down on a clean surface after marking it according to the relevant cylinder.
> 131020 REMOVING AND INSTALLING PISTONS
Connecting-rod bearing cap
- Remove crankshaft.
- 12.1 Unscrew > T40069 - locking pin .
- 12.2 Remove bearing cover -1- . Unscrew screws -2 and 3- and pull off bearing cover -1- using a puller.
- 12.3 Remove crankshaft with the help of another person and set it down on a clean surface.
Crankshaft bearing covers
- Clean the crankcase and sealing faces.